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Review of Suddenly Seventeen (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 07 Dec 2016

It is dour when one sees Big Liang and needlessly manic when Little Liang takes over because, well, youth rocks…

Review of Bad Santa 2 (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 23 Nov 2016

Fans will be relieved that Willie remains incorrigible in the sequel -- there has been no attempt to make him over…

Review of I Am Not Madame Bovary (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 16 Nov 2016

[This] black comedy about incompetent government contains flashes of sly humour…

Review of Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 09 Nov 2016

While Billy Lynn does not quite come together compellingly, you cannot fault Lee for having an ambitious vision and trying his darnedest to…

Review of Your Name. (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 02 Nov 2016

There is humour, romance, excitement, poignancy and a gentle rumination on time through the Japanese tradition of braiding cords…

Review of American Pastoral (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 25 Oct 2016

McGregor, in his directorial debut, does well to juggle both the family drama as well as the bigger events playing out in the background without…

Review of Southside with You (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 27 Sep 2016

Viewers get the sense of the couple as two intelligent, idealistic people simply getting to know each other, and they are admirably fleshed…

Review of A Chinese Odyssey Part Three (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 21 Sep 2016

Despite Lau's involvement here, in the end, it is hard to shake off the feeling that this was made solely for a quick buck…

Review of White Bird in a Blizzard (2014)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 12 Sep 2016

Kudos to Woodley -- star of a major film franchise, the young-adult dystopian The Divergent Series -- for taking on more unusual projects…

Review of Hungry Ghost Ritual (2014)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 12 Sep 2016

The story does not make much sense either and even when a key piece of family history is revealed at the end, motivations remain unclear…

Review of Marauders (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 12 Sep 2016

It is hard to care when the entire thing feels like a tired rehash of stock elements…

Review of Big Game (2014)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 12 Sep 2016

Without the unusual Finnish elements, this would have been a far more mundane Game…

Review of Stonehearst Asylum (2014)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 12 Sep 2016

The best way to enjoy the film is to know as little about it as possible and let Anderson take you on a dark and Gothic thrill ride…

Review of Pete's Dragon (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 30 Aug 2016

It is safe for parents to take their little ones to watch Pete's Dragon…

Review of Ben-Hur (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 23 Aug 2016

While the family drama feels a little stilted, Bekmambetov does a good job contrasting the sumptuousness of life in Jerusalem with the dank…

Review of Indignation (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 16 Aug 2016

While some elements feel dated, Marcus' frustration as he rails against older authority figures is easy to identify with…

Review of One Night Only (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 26 Jul 2016

The one-night timeframe feels contrived at times as the story has to hinge on the most idiotic of events…

Review of Skiptrace (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 19 Jul 2016

Skiptrace, which is a travelogue in the guise of an actionadventure comedy, feels more lacklustre than the average vehicle for the star…

Review of Distance (2016)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 31 May 2016

While it may be impossible to tease apart his influence on the works, the quiet observation and degree of sensitivity in tackling the material…

Review of Sicario (2015)

By Boon Chan (86) for The Straits Times (Singapore) (616) on 24 May 2016

Some pieces of the puzzle do come together eventually, but be warned, there is no light at the end of this particular tunnel of darkness…

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